Multifocality as a prognostic factor in breast cancer patients registered in Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (DBCG) 1996-2001

L.E. Joergensen, K.A. Gunnarsdottir, C. Lanng, S. Moeller, B.B. Rasmussen, L E Joergensen, K A Gunnarsdottir, C Lanng, S Moeller, B B Rasmussen

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    Abstract

    The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic influence of multifocality in breast cancer patients. In a cohort of 7196 patients there were 945 patients with multifocality. We found no prognostic influence of multifocality on overall survival when controlling for known prognostic factors. We found a small but significant influence on disease-free survival (HR=1.16 [1.03-1.31]) and a strong correlation between multifocality and known prognostic factors. This was in accordance with an earlier study done on a smaller population and in a different period of time [Pedersen L, Gunnarsdottir KA, Rasmussen BB, Moeller S, Lanng C. The prognostic influence of multifocality in breast cancer patients. Breast 2004;13:188-193].
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalBreast
    Volume17
    Issue number6
    Pages (from-to)587-91
    Number of pages5
    ISSN0960-9776
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2008

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